Can someone please explain to me why I would ever want

for apps that I want to be part of my identity

a (smart) wallet

that’s not connected to my ENS or any of my other onchain history?

I don’t want this but everyone is excited about smart wallets that force this

Founding Engineer shadow.xyz | Values-Aligned Communities | citizen of Black Rock City

Are you referring to the fact that smart wallets aren’t backwards compatible so you have to create a new one in order to use and benefit from the UX of smart wallets?

Stay Curious // iixii // Lazer Technologies // CoinDesk

It’s understandable to have privacy concerns but the backwards compatibility key is for when you do want something known as part of your identity!